Officina Bodoni. Mardersteig, Giovanni.

The Officina Bodoni. An Account of the Work of a Hand Press 1923-1977. Edited and Translated by Hans Schmoller.

Verona: Stamperia Valdonega, 1980.

Folio, lix, 285, (1) pp + colophon. Illustrated throughout in colour and b/w. Original cloth, red label on backstrip, slipcase. A fine copy.

§ Limited to 1500 unnumbered copies (and a de luxe edition in 2 vols.) Edited and translated by Hans Schmoller who also wrote the foreword. The definitive bibliography of perhaps the most important press of the 20th century, listing all the books, the type-faces, and devices. Indexes with titles, authors, illustrators, type designers, editors, translators, publishers, type-faces, and list of reproductions. Item #126866

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